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Ocean Swipe 360 glass cleaning robot can polish acrylic too
The Ocean Swipe 360 took the reef and aquarium world by surprise when it was revealed that someone had designed and built the mother of all aquarium glass cleaning robots. With a…
Steinhart’s trick to decompress fish showcased on PBS
You might recall the hyperbaric chamber designed by scientists at the California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium. A recent story done by KQED-TV, the local PBS station in San Francisco, showcases the engineering needed to bring fish to the surface…
Fisheye view of my saltwater fish only aquarium
Ask anyone in this hobby about me, and nearly all will tell you that I range from an insatiable coral junkie to a laid back coral connoisseur. One little known secret is that while I hardly keep any fish in my…
The Jobs are back!
We have good news. Our job site is now back online after being disconnected from our services provider. While we get all everything sorted out you can now post a job ($10 for 30 days) or browse listings. Because our…
What are phytoplankton and zooplankton, really?
In the saltwater aquarium and reef tank hobby, we talk about feeding our corals and small fish with phytoplankton and zooplankton quite often. However, we discuss these various types of creatures as little more than food items, but the phytoplankton…
Cobalt Aquatics debuts unique hand-blown glass pico aquariums
Cobalt Aquatics unleashed a truly unique line of glass nano aquariums with the release of its new Cobalt DECORIA line of tanks handmade by European glass blowers at the Global Pet Expo this week. The tanks are made in Poland…
RedBonsai Treescape is the latest masterpiece from Filipe Oliveira
You may not have heard of Filipe Oliveira but undoubtedly you’ve seen in his work countless times in aquascaping publications. Mr. Oliveira rocked the aquascaping world in 2008 with his first bonsai tree aquascape which looked so supernatural that it seemed…
Coelacanth at risk of extinction
Of all the species that deserve to protected by all the Endangered Species Acts of the world, the Coelacanth is definitely high on the list. While the so-called “Center for Biological Diversity” is busy litigating to get stony coral species…
Aquarium surface art will turn you on your head
We’ve all been staring at our aquariums glass walls, surfaces, and bottoms for probably more time than any of us would care to admit. Most of the time is spent looking at what is inside the aquarium, but one creative…
SciShow explains the different ways that fresh and saltwater fish get water
Aquarists spend a lot of effort trying to get the salinity levels in their marine aquariums just right. And if they don’t they really should since fish have evolved special mechanisms to regulate the content of water inside their body in…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
